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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
1+89R12071 AMB-D
2+ By: Parker S.R. No. 30
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County are visiting Austin on
3- February 4, 2025, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State
4- Capitol; and
5- WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state,
6- Wise County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was
7- carved out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor
8- of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had
9- supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created
10- Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county seat be
11- established within five miles of the county's center, and two
12- years later that new community became known as Decatur, after the
13- naval hero Stephen Decatur; and
9+ February 4, 2025, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State Capitol;
10+ and
11+ WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, Wise
12+ County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was carved
13+ out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor of Henry
14+ A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had supported the
15+ annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created Wise County, the
16+ legislature decreed that its county seat be established within five
17+ miles of the county's center, and two years later that new community
18+ became known as Decatur, after the naval hero Stephen Decatur; and
1419 WHEREAS, The eastern fork of the Chisholm Trail passed near
1520 Decatur during the latter half of the 19th century, and the town
16- prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers;
17- today, it is a center for natural gas production, specialty
18- carbon and graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as
19- marketing and processing for area agribusiness; and
21+ prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; today,
22+ it is a center for natural gas production, specialty carbon and
23+ graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as marketing and
24+ processing for area agribusiness; and
2025 WHEREAS, Decatur is also home to some of the best
2126 professional rodeo cowboys and bull riders in the world; the many
22- champions who have lived or trained in the community include one
23- of the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile,
24- as well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper,
25- both of the famed Cooper family; and
27+ champions who have lived or trained in the community include one of
28+ the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile, as
29+ well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper, both of
30+ the famed Cooper family; and
2631 WHEREAS, Visitors to Wise County are drawn by such historic
27- attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Veterans
28- Park, and the pink granite Wise County Courthouse, which was
29- completed in 1896; the county also offers a variety of
30- recreational opportunities at Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain
31- Lake, and the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in
32- addition, area residents commemorate their heritage with the
33- annual Butterfield Stage Days Festival in May, the Wise County
34- Old Settlers Reunion in July, and the Chisholm Trail Days and
35- Western Heritage Festival in August; and
32+ attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Veterans Park,
33+ and the pink granite Wise County Courthouse, which was completed in
34+ 1896; the county also offers a variety of recreational
35+ opportunities at Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and the
36+ Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in addition, area
37+ residents commemorate their heritage with the annual Butterfield
38+ Stage Days Festival in May, the Wise County Old Settlers Reunion in
39+ July, and the Chisholm Trail Days and Western Heritage Festival in
40+ August; and
3641 WHEREAS, Celebrating their history as they embrace the
37- opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take
38- great pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor
39- their unique contributions to the story of the Lone Star State;
40- now, therefore, be it
41- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
42- Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Wise County
43- Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
44- delegation.
45- Parker
46- ________________________________
47- President of the Senate
48- I hereby certify that the
49- above Resolution was adopted by
50- the Senate on February 4, 2025.
51- ________________________________
52- Secretary of the Senate
53- ________________________________
54- Member, Texas Senate
42+ opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take great
43+ pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor their
44+ unique contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now,
45+ therefore, be it
46+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
47+ hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as Wise County Day at the State
48+ Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation.